Johann Gottlob von Kurr
Geology - Gold, Platinum and Iridium, 1884
An original chromolithograph
11 x 7 ½ in
28 x 19 cm
28 x 19 cm
SCIp247
Geology: Native gold from San Francisco (1) and Verespatak, Romania (4), gold crystals from California (2) and Brazil (3), gold nuggets from Australia (5) and West Africa (6), grains of...
Geology:
Native gold from San Francisco (1) and Verespatak, Romania (4), gold crystals
from California (2) and Brazil (3), gold nuggets from Australia (5) and West
Africa (6), grains of gold from San Francisco (7), gold dust from the Urals
(8), smooth gold from Australia (9) and Telluric or graphic gold from
Transylvania (10) with native platinum from Brazil (11) and the Urals (12-13)
and osmiridium or iridosmine (14), an alloy of iridium and osmium from the Urals.
Native gold from San Francisco (1) and Verespatak, Romania (4), gold crystals
from California (2) and Brazil (3), gold nuggets from Australia (5) and West
Africa (6), grains of gold from San Francisco (7), gold dust from the Urals
(8), smooth gold from Australia (9) and Telluric or graphic gold from
Transylvania (10) with native platinum from Brazil (11) and the Urals (12-13)
and osmiridium or iridosmine (14), an alloy of iridium and osmium from the Urals.
